May 30: Karnataka records 166 new COVID-19 cases
Bengaluru, May 30: Karnataka on Monday reported 166 fresh COVID-19 cases, a decline by 75 cases compared to the previous day, taking the total caseload in the state to 39,51,905, the state health department said.
There were zero fatalities due to COVID-19 in the state during the last 24 hours.
Of the new infections, Bengaluru urban district contributed 159, while Dakshina Kannada reported four, Mysuru two and Vijayapura one fresh case. There were zero infections and fatalities in 27 districts of the state.
The department said 101 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,09,693 till date. The number of active cases stood at 2,106.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.52 per cent.
As many as 10,914 tests were conducted, including 8,234 RT-PCR tests. The total number of tests conducted till date were 6.63 crore.
There were 63,888 inoculations, taking the total vaccination count to 10.86 crore so far, the department said.
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After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: Railways
New Delhi (PTI): With a new, stringent system to establish user identity, the number of new user IDs being added daily on the IRCTC website has declined to about 5,000 from nearly one lakh, officials said on Saturday.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that the crackdown by Indian Railways on train ticket booking through fake identities is yielding positive results, according to a press note.
Before the latest reforms, this number had touched nearly one lakh new user IDs per day, it said.
"Following the introduction of a stringent system to establish user identity and detect fake IDs, about 5,000 new user IDs are now being added daily on the IRCTC website," the note said.
The officials stated that these steps have already helped Indian Railways deactivate 3.03 crore fake accounts.
"Another 2.7 crore user IDs have either been temporarily suspended or identified for suspension based on the suspicious activities they are indulging in," they said.
The Union minister directed officials to ensure that the ticketing system is reformed to a level where all travellers are able to book tickets easily through a real and genuine user ID, the press note added.
Additionally, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to provide local cuisine of the region in Vande Bharat trains.
Introducing local cuisine that reflects the culture and tastes of the regions being traversed will significantly enhance the passenger experience, officials said.
This facility will be expanded to all the trains progressively in future, they added.
